St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-17
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

On the local board there was a large
amount of sample wheat offered and holders
were inclined to ask higher prices. Buyers
were slow to respond, however, and trading
was dull Some sales were made at the fig
ures of the preceding day, and other samples
of No / hard were offered at the same. Re-
CENTS amounted to $40 cars and shipments
were only soc. Duluth received 234 cars
A good deal of the grain was carried away
unsold. Following are the closing quota
lions: No. 1 hard. November, i'll store, II l4c;
December, 715sc; January, 72ssc; May,
1884; o. I. 7212c. No. l Northern. Novem-
Der, in store, soc; December, 694c; Jan
uary, 7OAc; May 7584c; o. t.,70c. No. 2
Northern, November, IN store, 66c: De-
cember, 66Ac; January, 66l4c; May, 72c; o.
sales included q, 900 bu May No. 1. North
ern, 75I2c. Car lot sales by samples-5 cars
No ! hard, original way BILL 74c; l car No.
hard, delivered, 72cl2; cars No. hard,
72l2c; cars No. l hard, 72Ac; 3 cars No. 1
hard, +. o. b., 73c; cars No. l hard,
81 cars No. 1 Northern, zoe; 10 cars No:
Northern, 71c; car No. 1 Northern, de-
livered, 7Ol2c; 3 cars No. l Northern, origi-
nal way bill, Tic; 10 cars No. Northern,
o, l., 7OI2c; So cars No. 1 Northern, 7Ol2c;
1 car No. 1 Northern, delivered, Tic;
20 ears No. 1 Northern, to arrive, 7O34c;
) cars No. Northern, to arrive, 70l2C: "a
carsNo Northern, 67l2c; lear No. 2 North
ern, with transit, CSC; 10 cars No 2 North
ern, &c; 6 cars No Northern, csc; car
No Northern, 69c; 4 cars No. = Northern,
6Slae; car No ? Northern, delivered, 6714c;
cars rejected, 63c; 2 cars No. 3, o. l., 64c:
3 ears No. 3, 64l2c; car sample, 72c; car
sample, zoe; 16 cars sample, from sac to Gle;
i car ear corn, 24l2c; car No. 5 oats, 25c;
/ car hay, So. 25; l car hay, $3.50.
Flour-The Market Record says: The mar
ket was veryu stiff. and prices inclining up
ward in sympathy with wheat. There is in
14rr
was reported by local millers in the demand
from abroad. Foreign markets have been
slow to start and have followed ours, but the
hardening feeling over there is now very no
ticeable and gives especial announcement
here Long futures have been sold, and
many of the mills are far enough ahead to
keep them running until January on such
forward sales. With sharp rise i'll wheat
now all not supplied with sufficient quanti-
ties who'd suffer as the result of indiscreet
selling too far in advance of production.
Patents, sacks TO local dealers S4.15@4.25
patents to ship, sacks, car lots, S4@4. Is; in
barrels, 4.25@4.35 delivered at New
England points, 81 ;90@5;;1 10; New York
points, S4.S5@5; delivered at Philadelphia
and Baltimore, 81. Sc@l4. 95; bakers, 3.40@
3.55: superfine, S1.S5@2. so; Red Dog, sacks.
S1.45@L55; Red Dog, barrels, 81 .6U@l 80;
rye flour. pure, cwt, S1.75; buckwheat flour,
barrel. S5.51@6.
Bran aud Shorts-Prices are looking up and
with the upward turn in prices there is
greater activity in the demand; sales at
so. 7501l so, according to quality; shorts
are firm at $11 .50@12.50.
Corn-The corn market is stiff at 39@40c
for ordinary samples o. I.
Gats-The free arrivals prevents an ad
vance i'll sympathy with prices at other
places; sales were made at about 25c for No.
= and for No. white, and at 26l2c for No.
white, with samples ranging from ZIG
26l2c o. t.
Feed-The market was quoted higher al
Sl5@15.50 C. t.; S15.5O016 +. o. b.; prices
firm.
Hay-Sold fairly at SS@s.5O for good to
choice; tair at S5@7.5O. Timothy nominal
at Sl1@l3.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Receipts-Wheat, 302, 400 bu; com, 600
bu; oats, 1900 bu; fax seed. $500 bu; flour,
100 bbls; millstuff, 80 tons; hay, 80 tons;
fruit 3S5, 4S0 lbs; merchandise, LIZ. sos
lbs; humber. 24o, 900 feet; barrel stock,
cars; machinery, 5000 lbs: coal, 92S tons:
wood, 419 cords; brick. 80, 600; lime, ears;
cement, 900 bbls; household goods, n, 100